This is a great picture with so much colour and reflections and those dark stairs leading up to..... what?
Once the Virginia Creeper turns red you know that autumn is on its way. Its one of the few things I miss about England (the creeper, not the Autumn!).

EJWilkins: Ah, well I know what's at the top of those stairs!

Odd thing about Virginia Creepers this year is that some of them began to turn in August, but still have their leaves

Ellie, HELP!. Every time you ask us to vote, I follow your link to the VXFY site, but cannot find out how to vote. Am I being thick and missing something obvious/

EJWilkins: There's a "rate blog" button, but I have a feeling you need to be listed on vfxy to be able to vote.
It's a good place to share your blog, there's some sort of mutual support for S/C sites too, although I haven't a clue how it works.

EJWilkins: "Competition" is a bit of a misnomer really, it's just a page of pictures with the hope that somebody or other out there will click and enjoy what I upload.
Getting back properly is going to take a bit of time after the break, there's a lot of catching up to do